CVE-2025-71094

CVE Details

Release Date:	2026-01-13
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: asix: validate PHY address before use The ASIX driver reads the PHY address from the USB device via asix_read_phy_addr(). A malicious or faulty device can return an invalid address (>= PHY_MAX_ADDR), which causes a warning in mdiobus_get_phy(): addr 207 out of range WARNING: drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c:76 Validate the PHY address in asix_read_phy_addr() and remove the now-redundant check in ax88172a.c.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	4.0
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Physical
Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 10 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2026-50112	2026-02-20
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2026-50112	2026-02-20